FF Dora

Originally drawn as a graduation project at the Type and Media masters course at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague, FF Dora was designed by editorial and book designer Slávka Pauliková. It is a strong-willed type family consisting of five styles: Regular, Italic, Bold, Bold Italic, and Display.

FF Dora’s construction principles — especially in the italic and display styles — are based on a detailed study of today’s handwriting styles. The main focus was on transforming handwritten shapes into a serif text typeface, not a script face. Much of the distinctive personality of the typeface is derived from this idea. The name Dora is taken from the Slovakian nickname for headstrong girls.

FF Dora suits small sizes but its qualities and styles, particularly the display style, also bring a certain playfulness to larger sized text.

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